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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 23, 1797
Page
3
Fragmented remarks criticize parliamentary authority and ministerial conduct. A heated exchange questions the propriety of urging industry and governance amid crisis. Mr Cootmoyvert spoke against the motion as the House divided at tea.
A Sunday evening raid near Plymouth Sound saw assailants aboard a small craft with pistols, robbing a frail boatman. Reports from Llandow South Wales note ore and mining advances while fires plague local buildings, and citizens fear foreign blacks drive the alarming incidents.
The report lists multiple ships taken or captured: Le Tifanta det Pattie privateer with 3 guns and 73 men from Hoordesus. Horton frigate pursuing. Minerva Miller from Liverpool. Apalio Keates from St Ubes taken to France. Elizabeth Martin from London to Lisbon captured near Ireland. Caprains arrival at Boudena, with American crew. Dosmige condemning Spanish cargo. Hogue and Rogna Py of Shields carried into Bergen. Nass captured by Nantes after hour long action. Indianamed men’s fleet left intact. St George Sleigh from Limerick to Cork foundered off Cape Clear.
A Dartmouth report states Lord Beidport’s fleet moved down the Channel, lying off the coast yesterday morning between ten and eleven, beating against a headwind. Locals think the voyage aims toward Cape Clear and Asheot as his lordship persists, weathering delayed winds.
Indefatigable under Captain Sir Edward Pellew and ships Phebe Captain Barlow and Cleopatra Captain Penrote arrived at Falmouth this afternoon. Upon arrival the crews learned of the act increasing their pay. They greeted their commanders with three cheers and behaved with notable propriety.
Plymouth reports the brig Catharine laden with coals from Liverpool was captured by a French privateer and re taken, then sent in by the Valiant hired armed lugger. The Charon sails at five, with several ships from the South Seas, and a frigate reportedly landed an officer at Caswallon. The fleet under Lord Bridport lies off the harbour, the Royal George hove in recently, with signals to follow.
The report notes transports with the Irish Fencible regiment under Colonel Hancock sailing from Scarborough at noon to Caly Calypto aboard Betsey and other vessels. Catharine Evans and a woman were detained in Montgomery for involvement in a brutal act.
A royal proclamation warns against United Irishmen activity across the kingdom. It orders suppression of traitorous societies, calls on magistrates and troops to act with force, and enjoins the public to report meetings and weapons. A pardoning offer is extended to those surrendering before a set date. A public notice follows of a later raid involving violent crimes and home invasions.
The High Sheriff of Deen seeks consideration of a petition to request His Majesty for relief. Thirty six magistrates and county officials invite freeholders to attend a gathering at Dawapatich to discuss the matter.
A child about two years old, daughter of Samuel Auly of Bailesford Derby, drank boiling water from a teapot while mother prepared tea and died next morning. Inquest found no habitual dangerous practice by mother. Also, William Hapting faced burglary charges at Union Hall. acquitted of burglary but linked to theft of twenty one sheep from Mircho Constant, Wimbledon, to be tried at the next Assizes.
A fragmented notice extols a medicine called Gilsbury AntisRe Card as capable of treating scurvy gout ulcers and blood disorders. The piece claims widespread acclaim and world-reaching reputation, urging readers to rely on it for relief and health.
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